Koninklijke Grolsch won a world title at the grand finale of the World Beer Awards: Grolsch Rijke Herfstbok can call itself “Best Beer in the World” in the bock beer style for a year. The Enschede-based brewer has previously won world titles with Grolsch Puur Weizen (2007 and 2022) and Grolsch Frisse Lentebok (2021), among others.

 

The World Beer Awards is a prestigious, global competition that takes place annually. This year, more than 3,000 beers from around 50 countries participated. The beers are blind tasted and judged by a professional jury. ‘What an enormous honour that our craftsmanship has been recognised by a professional jury on this world stage,’ says Marc Janssen, Master Brewer at Grolsch. ‘Our Grolsch Rijke Herfstbok has been crowned the best in the world. We at Grolsch are extremely proud of that!’

 

Grolsch 0.0% is the best in the Netherlands
The alcohol-free lager also won awards. In the No & Low Alcohol Lager category, Grolsch 0.0% won gold and was named Country Winner. ‘The demand for alcohol-free beer continues to grow, and it's great that Grolsch has been awarded the prize for best 0.0%. It's wonderful recognition for our commitment to offering tasty alternatives for every occasion,’ said Marc Janssen.

 

In addition to the world title for Grolsch Herfstbok and the first prize in the Netherlands for Grolsch 0.0%, there was silver for Grolsch Frisse Lentebok, Grolsch Zomerzon and Grolsch Dunkel Weizenbock, and Grolsch Premium Pilsner, Grolsch Herfstbier 0.0%, Grolsch Zomertijd 0.0% and Grolsch Puur Weizen won bronze. All in all, a fantastic result for the Enschede-based brewer.

 

World Beer Awards
The World Beer Awards is the world's largest beer competition, where the very best beers are selected and awarded in various categories. During the annual tasting, the beers are tested by specialised tasting panels consisting of international beer specialists. The competition consists of three rounds and ten main categories. In the first round, all beers from the same country are compared with each other. A winner is chosen from each subcategory (the “country winner”). In the second round, the country winners from each country are compared in their subcategory. The winning beers (“world style winners”) compete against each other in the final round for the title of “Best Beer in the World” in the ten main categories. Grolsch Rijke Herfstbok has won a world title in the “Bock” beer style category.